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'''F-Droid''' is a free and open source app store and software repository for [[Android]], serving a similar function to the [[Google]] Play Store. The main repository, hosted by the project, contains only free and open source apps. Applications can be browsed, downloaded, and installed from the [https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid website] or client app without the need to register an account. "Anti-features" such as advertising, user tracking, or dependence on non-free software are flagged in app descriptions.
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'''F-Droid''' is a free and open-source app store and software repository for [[Android]], serving a similar function to the [[Google]] Play Store. The main repository, hosted by the project, contains only free and open-source apps. Applications can be browsed, downloaded, and installed from the [https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid website] or the client app without the need to register an account. "Anti-features" such as advertising, user tracking, or dependence on non-free software are flagged in app descriptions.
 
==Consumer-impact summary==
===User Freedom===
F-Droid allows users to install applications without requiring to log in with an account.
===User Privacy===
F-Droid allows contains privacy settings such as using Tor for download traffic.
===Business Model===
The only way F-Droid is sustained is via donations. There are no ads or paid applications or features, as it follows the FOSS philosophy.
===Market Control===
 
==Incidents==
==See Also==
*[[Free software movement]]
==References==
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[[Category:Pro-consumer articles]]

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F-Droid
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Basic Information
Release Year 2010
Product Type Software, Digital Storefront
In Production Yes
Official Website https://f-droid.org

F-Droid is a free and open-source app store and software repository for Android, serving a similar function to the Google Play Store. The main repository, hosted by the project, contains only free and open-source apps. Applications can be browsed, downloaded, and installed from the F-Droid website or the client app without the need to register an account. "Anti-features" such as advertising, user tracking, or dependence on non-free software are flagged in app descriptions.

Consumer-impact summary

User Freedom

F-Droid allows users to install applications without requiring to log in with an account.

User Privacy

F-Droid allows contains privacy settings such as using Tor for download traffic.

Business Model

The only way F-Droid is sustained is via donations. There are no ads or paid applications or features, as it follows the FOSS philosophy.

Market Control

Incidents

See Also

References